My poet, William Wordsworth, was born in Cockermouth! No joke. Everyones going to laugh when i read that out. Arghh..
Yeah, they will probably laugh but that is a good thing…takes the anxiety out of doing a presentation to have some laughter. Might want to save that bit until the end….leave ‘em laughing!!
Bears Mom | Nov 19, 2007
just ignore it
Andrew S | Nov 19, 2007
so you should start with it , could brake the ice and lessen the tension thats for sure.
anissia shoemaker | Nov 19, 2007
Yes You are right! They will scream with laughter and roll around on the floor! You may be suspended for causing a riot in the classroom! lol
Delta Dawn | Nov 19, 2007
Look, just pronounce it as Cookmouth or even Coke-r-mouth (you know, like Coke), and leave it at that. If your teacher wants to say it over, let the class laugh at the teach, not you.
Okay?
Nik T | Nov 19, 2007
Oh well, poor family names…actually this will sound funny in the English language and it wouldn’t in other languages…so language can be really interesting..what can be beautiful to another tongue can mean " mean" in another langugae…so this is all a matter of translation..meanwhile…what is the continuation???
Sweetfootey-toes | Nov 19, 2007
Hi,
Dont worry, it is a fact of history, you are just stating it. If people laugh, you keep a smile and then continue with your presentation. You can also tell ".. was born in Cockermouth, Cumbria in England", thereby reducing the reaction time for people to laugh at you. Everything will be fine and you will do the presentation very well.
All the best..
doer | Nov 19, 2007
LOL Do you have to say that part of it? I mean, why not just say he was born in England, or wherever Cockermouth is? HAHAHAHA!!
spelling nazi | Nov 19, 2007
It’s not that funny.
Cockermouth *sigh* they should grow up.
Morty | Nov 19, 2007
Pronounce it "COKE-er MOTH" it may not be the right way to say it, but it’s a LOT less silly.
fred_rogers | Nov 19, 2007
Lol ok. If they do they do. Can’t do nothing about it. Atleast it might brighten the mood in class hehe
Sarah | Nov 19, 2007
thats really funny =P i think u should pronounce it exactly as its spelled hahahahah
<3 hEy gOrGeOuS <3 | Nov 19, 2007
The second syllable could have been "in".
Fred W | Nov 19, 2007
yea they will laugh lol
but itll be fine~
XxNeonXx | Nov 19, 2007
just say it and get it over with or alternatively mis it out
Grace!!! | Nov 19, 2007
so start with that little piece of info…it will break the ice and maybe make you not be so nervous
Tabitha S | Nov 19, 2007
i googled how to pronounce it for you: COCKermuth
Joshua's Moma! | Nov 19, 2007
is your class really that immature? but look up the proper way to say it if you already haven’t. it may sound different then it looks
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